Precipitation and Temperature Summary for 7/20/2009 through 7/26/2009 Temperature Precipitation G D D High Low Week Depart Week Depart From Norm Since Depart Ave from Total Past Four Since Apr from Norm Week Weeks 4/1 30 Norm Crookston 82 53 66.9 -3.2 1.43 .76 .13 1.40 1017 -272 Moorhead 88 53 69.6 -1.6 .11 -.50 -2.09 -4.27 1188 -161 Warroad 76 49 64.6 -3.2 .09 -.69 -2.21 -.71 789 -327 Dalton 83 54 67.6 -3.2 .25 -.47 -1.85 -1.99 1158 -171 Grand Rapids 81 49 66.1 -1.8 2.10 1.10 .70 -1.92 1003 -132 Intl. Falls 79 44 62.8 -3.8 .50 -.21 -.71 -2.83 804 -260 Itasca 81 50 65.7 -1.0 2.05 1.20 -.92 -2.72 930 -120 Duluth 80 48 65.2 -1.0 1.55 .63 -.89 -5.50 858 -104 Grand Marais 82 46 59.4 -2.7 1.24 .50 -.74 -1.22 556 -74 Hibbing 80 39 62.8 -3.7 1.50 .47 -1.98 -3.63 912 -113 Alexandria 85 53 69.1 -1.6 .07 -.62 -2.58 -7.80 1175 -118 Browns Valley 88 51 69.4 -3.5 .14 -.62 -1.65 -3.16 1186 -245 Canby 86 56 69.8 -3.9 .40 -.30 -.74 -4.85 1282 -218 Montevideo 84 49 66.2 -6.1 1.33 .61 -.38 -5.65 1231 -200 Morris 84 53 67.2 -4.3 .04 -.83 -2.78 -7.84 1199 -198 Wadena 77 52 64.4 -3.6 .70 -.07 .55 -3.28m 757m -404m Wheaton 88 51 68.6 -3.9 .06 -.59 -1.78 -7.54m 909m -497m Becker 85 54 69.2 -1.4 1.13 .20 -1.93 -4.79 1278 -51 Collegeville 84 56 69.6 -3.1 1.20 .43 -.36 -3.42 1286 -172 Hutchinson 86 54 70.0 -2.4 .82 -.01 -2.61 -6.49 1334 -129 Melrose 84 48 67.5 -4.2 .58 -.21 -.77 -4.04 1134 -247 Olivia 83 49 66.6 -5.0 1.35 .60 -1.10 -5.53 1243 -189 St. Cloud 85 50 68.4 -1.9 .77 .06 -.92 -3.79 1197 -92 Staples 82 54 67.7 -.3 .84 .07 .46 -1.76 1076 -84 Willmar 84 54 69.7 -1.9 1.86 1.09 -.71 -6.26 1307 -109 Aitkin 81 48 64.2 -3.0 2.06 1.03 1.25 -.21 1024 -69 Forest Lake 86 53 68.5 -2.7 1.36 .35 -2.29 -7.03 1286 -94 Hinckley 80 42 63.2 -5.2 1.82 .81 .21 -4.27 978 -171 MSP Airport 85 58 71.6 -2.1 1.26 .37 -2.15 -6.80 1450 -54 St. Paul - UofM 82 55 68.6 -4.5 1.13 .17 -2.48 -8.73 1389 -84 Lamberton 84 50 67.4 -4.9 .03 -.76 -1.75 -4.18 1301 -189 Marshall 85 52 67.9 -5.2 .11 -.67 -.42 -4.08 1305 -192 Pipestone 82 50 65.9 -6.2 .10 -.61 -.15 -2.51 1212 -195 Redwood Falls 87 53 70.0 -3.8 .08 -.75 -3.14 -7.07 1413 -154 Sioux Falls 85 52 69.2 -4.4 .08 -.56 .36 -2.45 1332 -112 Worthington 82 51 66.6 -4.7 0 -.75 1.60 -.92 1247 -137 Faribault 83 51 67.3 -4.4 1.96 .99 -1.73 -4.54 1259 -143 Mankato 83 50 66.8 -5.6 .67 -.25 -2.66 -7.80 1261 -204 Waseca 83 51 67.5 -4.0 .78 -.24 -2.90 -7.04 1257 -182 Winnebago 85 49 68.0 -4.4 .39 -.53 -2.02 -5.89 1368 -119 La Crosse 84 51 68.6 -5.8 .38 -.58 -2.14 -4.17 1357 -231 Preston 82 43 64.8 -5.9 .61 -.45 -2.53 -3.27 1230 -108 Red Wing 83 54 67.4 -5.2 2.15 1.20 -1.39 -4.78 1251 -195 Rochester 80 50 66.1 -4.3 1.80 .75 -1.29 -2.45 1220 -108 Rosemount 84 51 66.8 -4.5 1.28 .23 -2.55 -6.24 1219 -166 Winona 82 52 66.7 -6.1 .72 -.23 -2.96 -2.94 1260 -211 m=some data missing District Averages ----------------- Avg. Dept. Avg. Dept. Temp. from Prec. from Norm. Norm. 1 (NorthWest) 67.0 -2.7 .54 -.14 2 (North Central) 65.6 -2.5 1.23 .41 3 (NorthEast) 62.5 -2.5 1.43 .53 4 (West Central) 67.8 -3.9 .39 -.34 5 (Central) 68.6 -2.5 1.07 .28 6 (East Central) 67.2 -3.5 1.53 .54 7 (SouthWest) 67.8 -4.9 .07 -.68 8 (South Central) 67.4 -4.6 .95 -.01 9 (SouthEast) 66.7 -5.3 1.16 .15 Statewide Average 66.7 -3.6 .93 .08 Some of the departures from normal are derived through estimates. Data in this summary are courtesy of National Weather Service Offices and Cooperators, and the Unversity of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. This summary is prepared by the Minnesota Extension Service Agricultural Meteorologist and the Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office. Phone: (612) 625-4724 URL://climate.umn.edu Weekly mean max/min/average soil temperatures (degrees F) at the 4 inch depth and average daily pan evaporation (inches) from University of Minnesota field research locations. For the week of July 20, 2009 through July 26, 2009: LOCATION NWS SID MAX MIN AVG AVG DAILY EVAP BECKER (BECM5) 86 65 76 (sand) .24 CROOKSTON (CRKM5) 71 65 68 .21 LAMBERTON (LMBM5) 78 63 71 .26 MORRIS (MORM5) 74 64 69 .17 ROSEMOUNT (RSMM5) 76 64 70 NA ST PAUL (UMNM5) 78 66 72 .26 STAPLES (STAM5) NA NA NA NA WASECA (WASM5) 83 64 74 .24 All sites report daily soil temperatures under bare soil. e=estimated, NA=not available